Indian Music & Bollywood Quiz

The classic film 'Pakeezah' (1972) featured Meena Kumari in the lead role, her final and most iconic performance. However, the question spells it as 'PAKEEJA' which appears to be a typo or garbled version of the title. The correct spelling is 'Pakeezah'.

Harishchandrachi Factory (2010), directed by Paresh Mokashi, was India's official entry to the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film is a biographical account of Dadasaheb Phalke's journey of making India's first full-length feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Water (2005) was directed by Deepa Mehta and was Canada's official entry, while Ayodhyecha Raja and Raja Harishchandra are older Indian films not submitted to the Oscars.

Javed Ali is primarily known as a playback singer and not as a singer-music director combination. While he has sung numerous popular songs in Bollywood and other industries, he does not compose music himself. In contrast, Adnan Sami, Mithun (likely referring to a composer-singer), and Vishal Dadlani are all known for both singing and composing music. Vishal Dadlani is particularly famous as part of the Vishal-Shekhar composer duo while also being a vocalist.

Mithoon composed the music for the 2007 Bollywood film 'The Train'. The film, starring Emraan Hashmi and Geeta Basra, featured the popular song 'Woh Ajnabee' sung by Mithoon himself and Shreya Ghoshal. Mithoon is known for his melodic compositions in films like 'Aashiqui 2' and 'Ek Villain'.

Hum Tum (2004) was directed by Kunal Kohli, not Imtiaz Ali. The film starred Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji. Imtiaz Ali's notable films include Love Aaj Kal (2009), Jab We Met (2007), and Socha Na Tha (2005), which are listed as options. Imtiaz Ali is known for his romantic dramas and unique storytelling style, but Hum Tum is not part of his filmography.

Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gayi is a romantic song from the 2008 Bollywood film Ghajini, sung by Benny Dayal along with Shreya Ghoshal. The song became very popular for its melodious composition and was a chartbuster.

Kangal Irandal is a popular folk-style song from the Tamil film Subramaniapuram (2008), sung by Bellie Raj and Deepa Miriam. The song's rustic composition and vocals made it a massive chartbuster in Tamil cinema.

Taxi Taxi is a popular rap-infused song from the Tamil film Sakkarakatti (2008), sung by Benny Dayal, Blaaze, and Javed Ali. The song's catchy rhythm and fusion of styles made it very popular among youth.

'Munbe Vaa' from the Tamil film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal was sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Naresh Iyer. The song became very popular in South India. Naresh Iyer is a noted Tamil playback singer, and Shreya Ghoshal is one of India's most versatile playback singers across languages. The film starring Surya and Jyothika had music by A. R. Rahman.